I think it is pretty ironic that the movie's main point is that we are manipulated, but the movie itself is a huge manipulation. The part III had some truth in it, although it was exaggerating some problems, and the authors were playing with emotions of the viewer, for example by putting next to each other some images, in order to cause desired reaction (authors of the "Obsession" probably used in their film the same effect). I mean of course comparing Bush to Hitler. Come on, I know it is easy to dislike him, and I know that he seriously messed up several things, but let's not go too far. Besides, I'm tired of comparing somebody's political opponents to the Nazis, and it happens much too often in our times. It often kills real argument, and it adds unnecessary negative emotions to the discussion, and thus, it makes interpersonal communication even harder and less effective, and the debate - more pointless. I agree with the point that have been made, that it is strange, that this part is after and not before the part II.

The part I was filled with mistakes, misinterpretations, vague opinions sold as facts, and, who knows, maybe even intentional lies from top to bottom. It starts with the naive and simplified portrayal of God, it follows with the bunch of mistakes about the Horus and his conflict with Seth, with lies about Krishna, and it goes on and on. Authors find some vague connections between unrelated topics (something that anyone can do with almost anything), and they build their conspiracy theory on them. By the way, I read somewhere that the authors are members of some New Age group, and they try to show their astrological theories, but I'm not sure how reliable was that information. Still, they use some simple rhetorics/manipulation techniques, like the cartoonish portrayals of God and devil, or the voice of some guy talking about how he thinks the believers see God, with his laughing audience, so the viewers will think they should laugh too - effect often used in comedy shows. I wouldn't be surprised if the authors would add the laughtrack. I also noticed that the movie was pretty chaotically edited. I could write much more about that part, but maybe in the future. In the end, I'm not impressed with this film.

I wrote that comment instead of posting my notes I took in class, because they were laconic, and they were mainly the list of some mistakes in the first part of the movie.